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The action taking place on the battlefield is just one part of the StarCraft II experience -- we're also working to make sure that you can easily connect, communicate, and play with your friends. To help accomplish that, the new version of Battle.net will offer integration with Facebook. This new functionality will start off by allowing you to quickly import Facebook friends into your Battle.net friends list, and additional features will be added over time. For more information, check out the official announcement.

May 3, 2010
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty in Stores July 27

The time for galactic warfare is almost at hand. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will warp into stores throughout the world starting on July 27, and the epic conflict between the protoss, terrans, and zerg will take up right where it left off in StarCraft: Brood War. See the press release for further details, and prepare yourself for battle.

Apr 29, 2010
Real-world Epic Loot Drops

SteelSeries and J!NX have grouped up for three weeks of World of Warcraft giveaways. You can enter to win a prize pack of World of Warcraft peripherals, apparel, and more sure to make you the envy of your fellow players. Just visit the J!NX and SteelSeries Facebook fan pages to enter! The contests run 4/29-5/19.

We're pleased to announce the grand opening of our
new Concept Art gallery, highlighting the myriad characters, environments, and other artwork we create during the development of our games. We plan to update this page regularly with a wide variety of never-before-seen pieces of art reaching all the way back to Blizzard’s early days, so be sure to check back often!

Apr 23, 2010
Updated Fan Art Viewer

We've recently improved our fan art viewer with some new features. You can now sort by game franchises, sort by featured artists, and also search for specific artists. Players have been submitting fan art to our collection since mid-2004, and we're very happy to be able to put the talent and creativity of our community on display. We really appreciate the support you've given our fan art program, and look forward to seeing new pieces on a daily basis. You can submit fan art here.

The new hardcover novel StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils explores the beginnings of Jim Raynor's military career, and we're continuing to release one chapter excerpt per week. This week, chapter 2 is ready to read -- check it out here.

Apr 15, 2010
New Choices in the Pet Store

The Blizzard Pet Store has just been updated with a couple of fun new choices that you can get for your characters. Continuing in the theme of cute, miniaturized bosses, we have Lil' XT, and the Celestial Steed is the first-ever mount to be available through the service. Of course, the Pandaren Monk, Lil' KT, and the Wind Rider Cub and Gryphon Hatchling plushies are still available there as well. Head over to the Pet Store to see what's available, or check the FAQ for more information.